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To the side of the Higashi Ote mon (Eastern Main Gate) of the Castle remains a guardhouse used for the regulation of visitors. In the Shogun's absence between 1634 and 1863, gate guard duty fell to the caretakers of the castle who were stationed there in alternating years, fifty persons at a time. Though the residences of the caretakers have disappeared, this guardhouse built in 1608 remains as rare example of their type, and has been designated Important Cultural Property.
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